Philippines
first 24 hours in granada (nicaragua)
jojo: what do i like? -nicaragua is crazy cheap. when i say cheap, i mean really cheap. our meals have been in the 75-140 cordoba range ($3.75-7 cad) and we fully realize that granada is going to be one of…
our homes away from home: the asia edition
so one thing we found out very quickly into our travels was that although airbnb is a nice alternative to hotels to get that ‘home away from home’ experience, it’s not quite perfect. i swear that we weren’t trying to…
the philippines in pictures: liempo and beaches with friends
four islands, three flights, two ferry rides, scooters, white sand beaches, snorkeling, liempo, sketchy tricycle rides, cute kitties, wet markets, fourteen day old balut, chocolate hills, randomly caged crocodiles, atv rides, fresh coconuts, lunch on a private beach, beautiful sunsets,…
Funky Foods of Asia
I was able to sample some interesting foods while in Asia, some courtesy of the ever adventurous eating sensei Frank. Here’s a list of the highlights. Raw marinated crab. The ick factor for me was not knowing how clean the…
a quiet sunrise in bohol
i must be a loner at heart. las cabanas’ crowds almost singlehandedly ruined sunsets for me and while bohol’s sunsets were quiet amazing, i wanted more solitude. haha and i woke up at 430 one morning to head out to…
island hopping from el nido
the philippines was so packed that i almost forgot about our day on the water in el nido. from the city, there are a number of standardized tours that are on offer from virtually every activity store, convenience store and…
the bohol bee farm, a complete review and recap
the bohol bee farm… where do i start? well to kick things off, their website is pretty bad. i probably could have built a better one within my first month of being a webdesigner. 14 years ago. it’s not very…
Hanging with Mr. Turtle
We had it good at the Bohol Bee Farm. It was pretty easy to while away the day being lazy and eating ice cream every day. We did manage to do some water activities. Being the non-swimming Asians that we…
Rolling Through the Hills
We came to Bohol to visit the famous tarsiers and chocolate hills. Bohol is a pretty big island so we hired a van to take the six of us instead of going by scooters as previously planned. This turned out…
how to eat balut like a filipino local
ah yes. weird food. i’ve heard much about balut but have never had the pleasure of seeing it up close and personal. for clarification, balut is a partially formed duck egg that is ideally served at 16 days old. from…
